just north of the Caspian Sea, was once a Sarmatian heartland. Archaeologist Marat Kassenov, who led the excavations, said in a translated statement that scientists had once considered Atyrau to ...

1) Iran: after the extinction of the Persian lion and Caspian tiger from Iran’s fauna, the leopard is now the largest member of eight felid species surviving today in Iran with between 550 and 850 ...

Some 58 mammal species have been recorded across the region, including the iconic Persian Leopard and the threatened Wild Goat. The component parts of the property are functionally linked through the ...

“it is necessary to devise specific measures to improve the protection quality of these endangered species so that animals avoid the fate of species such as Iranian lion and Caspian leopard, which now ...

Wildlife species living in the area include Persian Leopard, Brown bear, jackal, Persian ibex, wolves, wild cat, Caspian Red deer, wild boar, gazelle, mountain goat, fox, and coyote. And plant species ...

To date, 180 species of birds typical of broad-leaved temperate forests and 58 mammal species have been recorded, including the iconic Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana). Hyrcanian Forest ...